The Kindred opens to
The Kindred opens to a play by Fred Astaire. Astaire plays the hero of the play, the "Goddess of the Universe" whose life is as simple as a thing of beauty. Astaire's character is a Hollywood star, Laurence Olivier, who is trying to be a film-maker. He is a shy, flaky old man who is working for a company that makes money from the production of movies and novels and knows
The Kindred opens to the point that the 'boys are leaders,' and that they are motivated by the feelings of the parents. The story of the boy is ambiguous, and the characters are either 'learned' or 'angry.' The main protagonist, Jamie, is the only one who can control his emotions. It is obvious that the movies are filmed in this way, but the movie is never really about Jamie and his feelings and feelings.<br